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Agenda
REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026, AT 6 P.M. AUSTIN CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 1001 301 WEST 2ND STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Planning Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, please use the QR code or link at the end of this document. If you have questions regarding speaker registration, please contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or by phone at 512-978-0821. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Alice Woods, Chair (District 2) Casey Haney, Vice Chair (Mayor’s Representative) Felicity Maxwell, Secretary (District 5) Imad Ahmed, Parliamentarian (District 6) Anna Lan (Mayor’s Representative) Vacant (Mayor’s Representative) Chris Gannon (District 1) EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (District 3) Brian Bedrosian (District 4) Adam Powell (District 7) Peter Breton (District 8) Danielle Skidmore (District 9) Joshua Hiller (District 10) Jeffery Bowen, Chair of Board of Adjustment TC Broadnax, City Manager Candace Hunter, A.I.S.D. Board of Trustees Richard Mendoza, Director of Transportation and Public Works Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 1 of 8 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first four speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0009.01 - Wesley Relocation Project; District 1 Location: 1187 Navasota Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Central East Austin Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Wesley United Methodist Church (Juanita Stephens) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: BOZ Enterprises Unlimited (Hasan Lewis) Single Family to Neighborhood Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 3. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0028 - Wesley Property Donation; District 1 1187 Navasota Street, Waller Creek Watershed; Central East Austin Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Wesley United Methodist Church (Juanita Stephens) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: BOZ Enterprises Unlimited (Hasan Lewis) SF-3-NP to LO-NP Recommended Jonathan Tomko, AICP, 512-974-1057, jonathan.tomko@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 4. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0026.01 – N. Lamar Blvd. at Beaver St.; District 4 Location: 604, 606, 608, 706 Beaver Street, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; North Lamar Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: 8609 North Lamar LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) Single Family to Mixed Use land use Recommended Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 2 of 8 5. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0030 – N. Lamar Blvd. at Beaver St.; District 4 8613, 8609, 8607, 8605 North Lamar Boulevard and 604, 606, 608, 707 Beaver Street, Little Walnut Creek Watershed; North Lamar Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: 8609 North Lamar LLC Agent: Request: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) CS-V-CO-NP to CS-V-CO-DB90-NP for Tracts 1, 2, 3; SF-3-NP to LO- DB90-NP for Tract 4 Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Rec.: Staff: 6. Plan Amendment: NPA-2026-0021.03 - 1221 S. IH-35 Rezoning; District 9 Location: 1400 Lupine Lane, Harper's Branch; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Aztecas de Juventino Rosas, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell, LLP (Lindsey Walker) Single Family to Commercial land use Applicant postponement request to October 27, 2026 Maureen Meredith, 512-974-2695, maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 7. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0040 - 1221 S. IH-35 Rezoning; District 9 1221 and 1219 ½ South Interstate Highway 35 Service Road Northbound, 1400 Lupine Lane, Harper's Branch; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Aztecas de Juventino Rosas, LLC Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Husch Blackwell, LLP (Lindsey Walker) LR-NP and SF-3-NP to CS-NP Applicant postponement request to October 27, 2026 Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Austin Planning 8. Rezoning: Location: C14-2026-0016 - Wickersham Retail; District 3 4544 East Oltorf Street, Country Club West Watershed; Pleasant Valley Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Wickersham Enterprises LLC (Abdul K Patel) Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Land Answers, Inc (Jim Witliff) GR-MU-CO to GR-MU-CO, to change conditions of zoning Not recommended Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 3 of 8 Staff Rec.: Staff: 10. Restrictive Covenant Termination: Location: 9. Rezoning: Location: C14-2024-0147 - 1405 East Riverside Drive; District 9 1405A, 1405B, and 1507 East Riverside Drive, Harpers Branch and Lady Bird Lake Watersheds; East Riverside/Oltorf Combined (Riverside) Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: Schuler Family Trust of 1998 (Jean E. Schuler) Agent: Request: Drenner Group, PC (Leah M. Bojo) East Riverside Corridor (ERC-Neighborhood Mixed Use Subdistrict) to East Riverside Corridor (ERC-Corridor Mixed Use Subdistrict), to include the entire lot in the hub boundary, and to increase the maximum building height up to 160 feet through participation in a density bonus program. Applicant postponement request to December 8, 2026 Nancy Estrada, 512-974-7617, nancy.estrada@austintexas.gov Austin Planning C14-85-149(RCT) - Foundation Communities Inc. North Prosper Center; District 4 601 West Braker Lane, North Lamar/Georgian Acres Combined Neighborhood Planning Area (North Lamar) Owner/Applicant: St. Marks United Methodist Church Agent: Request: Foundation Communities, Inc. (Walter Moreau) To terminate a public restrictive covenant associated with the North Lamar Area Study that requires that the use on the property be limited to a church and daycare. Recommended Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057, sherri.sirwaitis@austintexas.gov Austin Planning Staff Rec.: Staff: 11. Conditional Use SPC-2024-0302C - Toyota of North Austin; District 4 Permit: Location: 8400 Research Blvd Service Road, LIttle Walnut Creek Watershed; Wooten Neighborhood Planning Area Owner/Applicant: GROUP 1 REALTY, INC.; Brad Johnson Agent: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Pam Madere and John McIntyre Construction of a building over 100,000 square feet Recommended Alyse Ramirez, 512-978-1750, alyse.ramirez@austintexas.gov Austin Development Services DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 12. Discussion and action to approve the 2027 annual schedule of the Planning Commission. PERMANENT COMMITTEE UPDATES 13. Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee – Update pertaining to recommendations to the Planning Commission regarding proposed amendments to the Land Development Code for which review is required under Section 25-1-502 (Amendment; Review); requests to initiate amendments to the Land Development Code under Section 25-1- 501 (Initiation). (Sponsored by Vice Chair Haney, Secretary Maxwell, and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez and Gannon) Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 4 of 8 14. Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendations to the Planning Commission on issues relating to the comprehensive plan, including proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan; and implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, including policy directives or initiatives of the city council or the Planning Commission. (Sponsored by Parliamentarian Ahmed and Commissioners Breton, Lan, and Powell) 15. Joint Sustainability Committee – Update regarding recommendations and matters related to conservation and sustainability; and review City policies and procedures relevant to the Austin Community Climate Plan and the Austin Climate Equity Plan, including planning, implementation, community engagement, goal setting, and progress monitoring; promote close cooperation between the council, City management, City boards, commissions, committees, and taskforces, and individuals, institutions, and agencies concerned with the politics, procedures, and implementation of the Austin Community Climate Plan and the Austin Climate Equity Plan with the goal of coordinating all similar activities within the City and the community in order to secure the greatest public benefit; and forward to the city manager all advisory material that the joint committee provides to the council, the Office of Sustainability, City departments and offices, or City boards, commissions, committees, and task forces. (Sponsored by Commissioners Hiller and Breton) 16. Small Area Planning Joint Committee – Update regarding recommendations and issues surrounding planning and zoning in areas such as downtown, corridors and centers, neighborhoods, transit-oriented the waterfront, planned unit developments, and developments. (Sponsored by Vice Chair Haney and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez, Bedrosian, and Skidmore) WORKING GROUP UPDATES 17. Urban Design Guidelines Update Working Group – Update regarding recommendations to the Planning Commission on issues relating to updates to Urban Design Guidelines. (Sponsored by Secretary Maxwell and Commissioners Barrera-Ramirez, Gannon, Lan, and Skidmore) 18. Dog’s Head Working Group – Update regarding recommendations to the Planning Commission on issues relating to proposed development in the City’s full-purpose jurisdiction bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130, in the area generally known as “Dog's Head.” (Sponsored by Vice Chair Haney and Commissioners Ahmed, Barrera- Ramirez, Gannon, and Skidmore) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Note: City Code requires at least two board members to sponsor an item to be included on an agenda. This section of the agenda provides members an opportunity to request items for future agendas. Staff should assume that if there is no objection from other members expressed at the meeting, the members’ silence indicates approval for staff to include on the next agenda. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Ella Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 5 of 8 Garcia at Austin Planning, at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Planning Commission, please contact Ella Garcia at 512- 978-0821 or LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov. PARKING AND VALIDATION Parking is available at the City Hall parking garage and is free with validation. Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 6 of 8 SPEAKER REGISTRATION All participants wishing to address the commission must register to speak. Public participation is available by teleconference or in-person. Presentations and handouts are requested to be emailed by 1:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. TELECONFERENCE REGISTRATION Registration for participation by teleconference closes at 2:00 p.m., the day of the meeting. Teleconference code and additional information to be provided after the closing of the teleconference registration period. IN-PERSON REGISTRATION While in-person registrants are encouraged to register in advance of the meeting, in-person registration closes at 5:30 p.m., the day of the meeting. Please scan the QR code below with a mobile device or click on the link below. Mobile devices will also be available at the meeting for public use for the purpose of speaker registration. SPEAKER DONATION OF TIME For discussion cases, speaker donation of time is an available option for in-person participants. Both the registered speaker donating time and the speaker recipient must be present when the public hearing is conducted. See chart below regarding speaker time allotments. SPEAKING ORDER The speaking order is determined by the order in which individuals register to speak and is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. If multiple speakers register as the Primary Speaker, the first to register is allotted the additional speaking time. Participants who are part of a group or organization and wish to request a specific speaking order must contact Ella Garcia, Staff Liaison, at LandUseLiaison@austintexas.gov or 512-978-0821 as soon as possible, and no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Click on the link below or scan the QR code and submit the form to register to speak. Speakers should submit a separate registration form for each item of interest. https://forms.office.com/g/W9r6dSSkUG Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 7 of 8 SPEAKER TESTIMONY TIME ALLOCATION PUBLIC HEARING CASES – CONSENT ITEMS *Donation of time is not an option for consent items. All speakers in favor or opposed 2 minutes each PUBLIC HEARING CASES – DISCUSSION ITEMS The applicant/speaker designated by the applicant or the primary speaker in favor Primary speaker opposed All other speakers in favor or opposed 5 minutes; up to 9 minutes total with donated time, plus a 2 minute rebuttal 5 minutes; up to 9 minutes total with donated time 2 minutes each; up to 6 minutes total with donated time DISCUSSION POSTPONEMENT *Donation of time is not an option for discussion postponement. The applicant/speaker designated by the applicant All speakers in favor or opposed to the postponement ORDER OF MEETING 2 minutes each, plus a 2 minute rebuttal 2 minutes each 1. Determination of quorum/meeting called to order 2. Reading of proposed consent agenda 3. 1 Vote and disposal of consent agenda 4. 2 Determination of discussion postponement items 5. Discussion cases (including public comment, staff and applicant/representative presentations) 6. Other business and adjournment 1 The consent agenda may be acted upon by one vote without separate discussion. Speakers are allowed to provide testimony on an item proposed for the consent agenda. At the discretion of the Commission, the item may remain on the consent agenda. 2 Discussion postponement consists of public comment and should not delve into the merits of the case. The granting of a postponement must be approved by affirmative vote of the Commission. Staff Liaison: Ella Garcia, 512-978-0821 Attorney: Steve Maddoux, 512-974-6080 Page 8 of 8